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Recognised as Colour

#7B8FB9

  • #7B8FB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7B8FB9 is a blue with RGB values 123, 143, 185 and HSL 221°, 31%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7B8FB9#7B8FB9
HEX#7B8FB9
RGBrgb(123, 143, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5608, 0.7255
RGB percentages48.2%, 56.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(220.6, 30.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 33.5%, 72.5%)
CMYK33.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,097,721
CSS custom property--colour: #7B8FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#847046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8192BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#69989Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9A57B
Analogous#7BAEB9, #867BB9
Triadic#B97B8F, #8FB97B
Split complementary#B9867B, #AEB97B
Tetradic#B97BAE, #B9A57B, #7BB986

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE4EE
Lighter +20%#BEC8DC
Lighter +10%#9CABCB
Darker −10%#5A73A7
Darker −20%#475C87
Darker −30%#364565
Darker −40%#242E44
More saturated +25%#6286D2
Less saturated −25%#9498A0

Channel breakdown

R123
G143
B185
Red123 (48.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue220.65°
Saturation (HSL)30.69%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 8F · B B9

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